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Tomb Raider is an upcoming American action adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug and written by Geneva Robertson-Dworet. It is based on the 2013 video game of the same name by Crystal Dynamics. The film stars Alicia Vikander, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, and Dominic West. Warner Bros. Pictures will release the film on March 16, 2018.

Cast

Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft[3]

Walton Goggins as Father Mathias Vogel[4]

Daniel Wu as Lu Ren, the ship captain who helps Lara in searching for her Father.[5]

Production

In 2011, GK Films acquired the film rights and plan to release an origin story reboot.[9] Darrell Gallagher, head of Crystal Dynamics, revealed to Variety that the film will focus on a younger Lara.[10] On 27 March 2013 it was announced there would be a partnership to produce the movie, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and GK Films. Graham King, founder of the latter, would serve as producer and development of the first film will begin immediately.[11] On 12 June 2013, MGM has chosen Marti Noxon to pen the script.[12] On 25 February 2015, Deadline reports that Warner Bros. will team with MGM to make the film and Evan Daugherty will write the film’s script.[13] On November 17, 2015, Norwegian director Roar Uthaugcame on board to direct the first film in a new franchise, while Geneva Robertson-Dworet was also hired to script the film, on which Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby also previously worked on the script.[14] In March 2016, director confirmed that the film would be based on the 2013 video game, starting from its origin story.[15] On March 10, 2016, Deadline reported that WB and MGM were looking for an actress to play the titular role and Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ star Daisy Ridleywas also on the list of those actresses.[16] Later on April 28, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Alicia Vikander had signed on to play the lead role in the film.[3] On December 7, 2016, it was reported that Walton Goggins had been cast in the film to play the villain. Goggins called the plot “Raiders of the Lost Ark meets a genre version of the Joseph Conrad novel Victory: An Island Tale”.[4][17][18] On 11 January 2017, Variety reported that Daniel Wu has been cast as Lu Ren, a ship captain who will join forces with the adventurous Lara Croft on her quest to find her father.[5] On January 27, 2017, Dominic West was cast as Lord Richard Croft, Lara’s deceased archaeologist father.[6] In April 2017, Hannah John-Kamenjoined the cast[19] It was announced in June 2017 that British actor Antonio Aakeel had joined the project, playing the character of Nitin, a friend to Croft.[20]

Principal photography on the film began on January 23, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa and ended on June 9, 2017 at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden.[21][22][23][24]

Release

Tomb Raider is scheduled to be released on March 16, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures.[25] The film will get an IMAX 3D release.[26]

Future

Adrian Askarieh told IGN in an interview that he may oversee a film universe with Just Cause, Hitman, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and Thief.[27]

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Pacific Rim: Uprising is an upcoming American science fiction monster film directed by Steven S. DeKnight and written by DeKnight, Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, and T.S. Nowlin from a story by Guillermo del Toro. It is the sequel to the 2013 film Pacific Rim, and stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny and Jing Tian, with Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day and Burn Gormanreturning in their roles from the original film. It is scheduled to be released on February 23, 2018, by Universal Pictures.

Premise

It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.[2]

Cast

John Boyega as Jake Pentecost[3][4]

Scott Eastwood as Nate Lambert[4][5]

Cailee Spaeny as Amara Namani[4][6]

Jing Tian as Liwen Shao[7]

Rinko Kikuchi as Mako Mori[4]

Charlie Day as Dr. Newt Geiszler[4]

Burn Gorman as Dr. Hermann Gottlieb[4]

Karan Brar as Suresh[8]

Ivanna Sakhno[9]

Zhang Jin as Marshal Quan [10]

Mackenyu as Ryoichi[11]

Shyrley Rodriguez[12]

Adria Arjona as Jules[13]

Levi Meaden as Ilya[14]

Rahart Adams[15]

Zhu Zhu as Juen

Production

Development

In 2012, prior to the first movie’s release, Del Toro noted that he had ideas for the sequel,[16] later in 2014 noting that he had secretly been working on the script with Zak Penn for several months.[17] Later in June, del Toro confirmed that he would direct the sequel, and that it would be released by Universal Pictures, Legendary’s new financing and distribution partner, on April 7, 2017.[18] In July 2015, it was reported that filming was expected to begin in November, however production was halted following conflicts between Universal and Legendary. As the sequel’s future became unclear, Universal indefinitely delayed the film.[19][20] Still determined to get the film made, del Toro kept working on the film and by that October announced that he had presented the studio with a script and a budget.[21]

After the sale of Legendary to Chinese Wanda Group for $3.5 billion,[22] observers noted an increased likelihood of Pacific Rim 2’s production being revitalized because the first film was so successful in China.[23]

In February 2016, the studio and del Toro himself via Twitter announced that Steven S. DeKnight would take over directing duties with a new script written by Jon Spaihts marking DeKnight’s feature directorial debut, while del Toro would remain on the project as a producer.[24] Derek Connolly was brought in on May 12, 2016, to do another rewrite of the script.[25]

Casting

Cast announcements began in June with John Boyega accepting a role,[3] with news that Scott Eastwood was in talks appearing later that month.[5] Further announcements took place in September[6][7][26][27] and November.[28] A notable absence from the cast was Charlie Hunnam who could not join the project because of his scheduling conflicts.[29]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on November 9, 2016, in Australia.[30][31] On December 14, 2016, the official title was revealed to be Pacific Rim: Uprising.[32] In February 2017, three new Jaegers for the film were revealed.[33] On March 8, 2017 filming started in China.[34] On March 30, 2017, filming was completed.[35]

Music

Composer John Paesano will be writing the score for the film, replacing the first film’s composer Ramin Djawadi. [36]

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (also known as Jumanji 2) is an upcoming American 3D action adventure[3] film and a sequel to Jumanji (1995), directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas and Bobby Cannavale. It is scheduled to be released on December 20, 2017.

Plot

When cleaning out a school’s basement while serving detention, four teenagers find a vintage video game version of Jumanji and get sucked into its jungle setting. The only way out of this game is to play along and finish it to go back to their world. They are avatars or inside the bodies of the characters inside the video game.[4]

Ser’Darius Blain as Anthony “Fridge” Johnson, a football jock who goes to detention with Spencer, Martha, and Bethany.

Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse, a commando, Martha’s avatar.

Morgan Turner as Martha, a wallflower overachiever who goes to detention with Spencer, Fridge, and Bethany.

Nick Jonas as Jefferson “Seaplane” McDonough, a mysterious guide and adventurer in the game who helps the avatars escape Jumanji.[5]

Bobby Cannavale as the antagonist of the Jumanji video game

Marc Evan Jackson as Principal Bentley

Maribeth Monroe as Bethany’s Teacher

Missi Pyle as Coach Webb

Purab Kohli as Sanju

Rhys Darby as Nigel

Tim Matheson as Old Man Vreeke

In July 2012, rumors emerged that a remake of the film Jumanji was already in development. In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter and Columbia Pictures, president Doug Belgrad said: “We’re going to try and reimagine Jumanji and update it for the present.”[6] On August 1, 2012, it was confirmed that Matthew Tolmach would be producing the new version alongside William Teitler, who produced the original film.[7]

In August 2015, the remake was confirmed when Sony Pictures Entertainment announced their plans to release the film on December 25, 2016.[8] Internet reception to this announcement was negative, with some posters remarking that this announcement came too soon after the death of Williams.[9][10] The news was also heavily criticized by Bradley Pierce and E! News, the latter of which stated that they felt that the remake was “unnecessary and kind of insulting”.[11][12] On October 23, 2015, Scott Rosenberg was hired to rewrite the script for the film and it was the studio’s high priority film to make.[13] On January 14, 2016, Deadline reported that Jake Kasdan had been hired to direct the film from a script by Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, based on draft by original writers, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.[14]

On April 15, 2016, Variety reported that Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart were in early talks to star in the film, while both actors have other projects to shoot which might create schedule conflicts.[15] Later, Johnson confirmed his casting through his Instagram account.[16] July 2016, it was reported that Nick Jonas had joined the film’s cast along with the confirmed cast of Johnson, Hart and Jack Black.[17] In August 2016, Johnson clarified that the film would not be a reboot, but a continuation of the 1995 film,[18] and announced that Karen Gillan joined the cast.[19] On September 20, 2016, Ser’Darius Blain and Madison Iseman were cast in the film, with Blain playing Anthony “Fridge” Johnson, and following them on September 22, 2016, Rhys Darby, Morgan Turner, and Alex Wolff joined the cast, where Darby would play Nigel, and Wolff would play Spencer.[20][21][22] In November 2016, Bobby Cannavale announced his involvement in the film.[23] In December 2016, Tim Matheson joined the cast of the film, portraying the role of Old Man Vreeke.[24]

James Newton Howard was originally attached to compose the film’s score[25] before the film’s release date was pushed back half a year and was replaced by Henry Jackman.[1]

In March 2017 during CinemaCon, it was announced that the complete title of the film would be Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. The plot is about teenagers tasked with cleaning out a school’s basement who find a vintage video game version of Jumanji and get sucked into the jungle setting of the first film.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi[3]) is an upcoming American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). The film is produced by Lucasfilm and will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Andy Serkis in returning roles. New cast members include Benicio del Toro, Laura Dern, and Kelly Marie Tran. Fisher died in December 2016, making The Last Jedi her final film role.

The film was announced after Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012. It is produced by Ram Bergman and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. John Williams, composer for the previous seven films, returns to compose the score. Scenes that required shooting at Skellig Michael in Ireland were filmed during pre-production in September 2015, with principal photography beginning at Pinewood Studios in England in February 2016 and ending in July 2016. The Last Jedi is scheduled for release on December 15, 2017. A sequel, Star Wars: Episode IX, is scheduled for May 24, 2019.

Cast

Main articles: List of Star Wars characters and List of Star Wars cast members

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, a powerful Jedi Master who has been in self-imposed exile on the planet Ahch-To.[4][5]

Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa, twin sister to Luke, former princess of Alderaan, and a leading general in the Resistance.[5]The Last Jedi was the final film that Fisher worked on; she died on December 27, 2016.[6] Fisher had completed her work on the film before her death.[7][8]

Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Supreme Leader Snoke’s loyal servant who is strong with the dark side of the Force and leader to the Knights of Ren. He was born Ben Solo, the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, nephew of Luke Skywalker, and the grandson of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala.[5]

Daisy Ridley as Rey, a highly Force-sensitive scavenger from the desert planet Jakku who joined the Resistance and goes to find Luke Skywalker.[5]

John Boyega as Finn, a former stormtrooper of the First Order who defected to the Resistance.[5][9]

Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, an X-wing fighter pilot in the Resistance.[5][10]

Lupita Nyong’o as Maz Kanata, a pirate and longtime friend of Han Solo and Chewbacca.[5]

Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, the former head of the First Order’s Starkiller Base.[5]

Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, a humanoid protocol droid in the service of Leia Organa.[5]

Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, the commander of the First Order’s stormtroopers.[5][11]

Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, the mysterious leader of the First Order and Kylo Ren’s master.[5]

Benicio del Toro as an unnamed character, referred to by writer and director Rian Johnson as “DJ”.[12]

Laura Dern as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, an officer in the Resistance.[12][2]

Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico, a member of the Resistance who works in maintenance.[13][14]

Other cast members include Peter Mayhew and Joonas Suotamo, both returning to portray Chewbacca,[5][15][16] Mike Quinn as Nien Nunb,[17] Timothy D. Rose as Admiral Ackbar,[16] Billie Lourdas Lieutenant Connix,[18] and Simon Pegg as Unkar Plutt, all of whom are reprising their roles.[19][not in citation given] Jimmy Vee will play R2-D2.[20][21] Tom Hardy will make a cameo appearance as a stormtrooper.[22] Gary Barlow also has a cameo appearance in the film.[23] Gareth Edwards, director of the Star Wars Anthology film Rogue One, has a cameo in the film.[24] Warwick Davis[25] and Noah Segan have been cast in unspecified roles.[26] Veronica Ngo portrays Paige Tico, a Resistance gunner and Rose’s sister.[12] Justin Theroux will play Slicer, a tech expert able to hack into any computer.[27]

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The Shape of Water is an upcoming American fantasy romance film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. The film stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Lauren Lee Smith, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. It is scheduled for release on December 8, 2017.[1]

Plot

An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

Cast

Sally Hawkins as Elisa, a mute woman who works at a lab where an amphibious man is being held captive.

Michael Shannon as Strickland

Octavia Spencer as Zelda

Doug Jones as the creature

Lauren Lee Smith as Elaine

Richard Jenkins as Giles, Elisa’s neighbour.

Michael Stuhlbarg

Nick Searcy

David Hewlett

Production

On March 17, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that a thriller film was in development from Guillermo del Toro which would star Octavia Spencer and which del Toro was writing and would produce and direct for Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film would be set in the Cold War era.[2] Michael Stuhlbarg joined the film’s cast later in March.[3] On May 6, 2016, Michael Shannon joined the cast in a role opposite Sally Hawkins.[4] The title was speculated and then confirmed to be The Shape of Water.[5][6][7] In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, del Toro confirmed his frequent collaborator Doug Jones would play the creature featured in the film.[8]

Filming was set to begin on August 1, 2016 in Toronto,[9][10] but del Toro confirmed on his personal Twitter account that filming would begin on August 15, 2016.[11] Production was officially announced to have begun on that day,[12] which was later confirmed by del Toro himself.[13] Filming wrapped on November 6, 2016.[14]

In December 2016, Alexandre Desplat was confirmed to be working on the film as the composer for the film’s score.[15]

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Justice League is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is intended to be the fifth installment in the DC Extended Universe. The film is directed by Zack Snyder, with a screenplay by Chris Terrio, from a story by Snyder and Terrio,[1] and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Ciarán Hinds, Amy Adams, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, and J. K. Simmons. In Justice League, Batman and Wonder Woman assemble a team consisting of Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons.

The film was announced in October 2014 with Snyder on board to direct and Terrio attached to write the script. Principal photography commenced in April 2016 and ended in October 2016. Snyder left the project in May 2017, following the death of his daughter; Joss Whedon was brought on to work on additional scenes and the post-production process. Justice League is scheduled to be released on November 17, 2017, in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D.

Synopsis

Months after the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice[2] and inspired by Superman’s apparent sacrifice for humanity, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of meta-humansconsisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry, and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.[3][4]

Cast

Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne / Batman

The benefactor of the group of meta-humans, a wealthy socialite and the owner of Wayne Enterprises, who also dedicates himself to protecting Gotham City from its criminal underworld as a highly trained, masked vigilante equipped with many powerful tools and weapons.

Henry Cavill as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman

A Kryptonian survivor and journalist for the Daily Planet with superhuman abilities, who seemingly died after the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In February 2016, Cavill announced on social media that he had already started exercising for the film in advance of principal photography.[5]

Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman

An antiquities dealer and acquaintance of Wayne who is actually an immortal Amazonian warrior princess from Themyscira and daughter of Zeus, who possesses superhuman attributes and abilities inherited from her parents.

Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry / Aquaman

The king of the undersea nation of Atlantis, whose meta-human aquatic abilities and superhuman physical attributes originate from his Atlantean physiology.

Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / Flash

A Central City police forensic investigator, who can move at superhuman speeds with his ability to tap into the Speed Force.

Ray Fisher as Victor Stone / Cyborg

A former college athlete who, after being cybernetically reconstructed with a Mother Box after a nearly fatal accident, has powers that allow him to manipulate technology and to turn his arms to cannons. Fisher portrays the character through the assistance of motion capture performance, for the cybernetic portion of his body.[6]

Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf

A general of the alien race, the New Gods, from the planet Apokolips who is charged with hunting down the three Mother Boxes on Earth for his nephew and commanding officer Darkseid.[4][7]The character had previously appeared in the extended Ultimate Edition of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, in which he communicates with Lex Luthor through Kryptonian hologram technology. In March 2017, Ciarán stated that Steppenwolf is old, tired and trying to get out of his enslaved position under Darkseid.[8] Hinds will portray the villain through use of motion capture performance and received help in that process from his friend Liam Neeson, who had recently done similar work in A Monster Calls.[9]

Amy Adams as Lois Lane: An undaunted and compassionate award-winning journalist for the Daily Planet and the primary love interest for Clark/Superman.[10]

Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko: An Atlantean advisor to Aquaman.[11]

Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor: The hereditary CEO of LexCorp who is currently incarcerated following the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[12][13][14]